Study title

National User Survey of Finnish University Libraries 2013

Dataset ID Number

FSD2865

Persistent identifier

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2865

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• National Library of Finland. National Library Network Services

Abstract

The survey investigated user perceptions of university libraries in Finland. Main themes included types of library use, library collections, electronic library resources and other services provided, as well as the perceived impact of the services.

First, the respondents were asked how often they visited the library they were evaluating, what they normally did when visiting the library, which library services and electronic resources they used, how often they contacted the library, and whether they followed the library on social media. Views were probed on the library as a service environment, library collections and resources, and advice and guidance provided for information seeking. The respondents were asked how well the library had succeeded as a whole in providing services. The ways in which the library services had benefited their work, studies or other activities were also explored.

Background variables included the library evaluated, the respondent's gender, age group, student or staff group, discipline/field, and, for students, year of study.

Keywords

educational libraries; information retrieval; information users; information/library resources; library facilities; library services

Topic Classification

• Natural sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Information society (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Series

National User Surveys of Finnish Libraries

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

The dataset is (B) available for research, teaching and study.

Data Collector

• National Library of Finland. National Library Network Services

Time Period Covered

2013

Collection Dates

2013-03-04 – 2013-04-07

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

Users of Finnish university libraries

Time Method

Longitudinal: Cohort/Event-based

Sampling Procedure

Non-probability: Availability

University libraries were provided with a link to the online questionnaire which they then could publish on their own website and on the website of the university. Libraries informed their users about the survey each in their own way.

Collection Mode

Self-administered questionnaire: Web-based (CAWI)

Research Instrument

Structured questionnaire

Data File Language

Downloaded data package may contain different language versions of the same files.

The data files of this dataset are available in the following languages: Finnish.

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Data Version

2.0

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

To prevent identification of respondents, all open-ended variables were removed from the data during archiving.

Weighting

There are no weight variables in the data.

Citation Requirement

The data and its creators shall be cited in all publications and presentations for which the data have been used. The bibliographic citation may be in the form suggested by the archive or in the form required by the publication.

Bibliographical Citation

National Library of Finland: National User Survey of Finnish University Libraries 2013 [dataset]. Version 2.0 (2018-09-13). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2865

Deposit Requirement

Notify FSD of all publications where you have used the data by sending the citation information to user-services.fsd@tuni.fi.

Disclaimer

The original data creators and the archive bear no responsibility for any results or interpretations arising from the reuse of the data.

Related Materials

Kirjastojen käyttäjäkysely 2013. Saatavissa: http://www.kansalliskirjasto.fi/kirjastoala/koordinointi/kayttajakysely2013.html [viitattu 13.2.2014].

Related Publications

Kirjastojen käyttäjäkysely 2013. Saatavissa: http://www.kansalliskirjasto.fi/kirjastoala/koordinointi/kayttajakysely2013.html [viitattu 10.2.2014].